Storm Surge: Hurricane Series, Part 2
From Naturally Florida by Shannon Carnevale and Lara Milligan
October 20, 2025 · 26 min · Season 5 · Episode 10
About this episode
This episode explores the concept of storm surge, its impacts, and the associated risks in various locations.
On today’s episode, we will do a deep dive into the topic ofstorm surge. What is storm surge? What are the impacts of storm surge to us and our natural systems? We will also help you understand the risk of stormsurge where you live. Episode script reviewed by Lauren Wolf, Holly Abeels, andArmando Ubeda. Episode recording reviewed by Stephen Mullens. Learn more: National Weather Service – Storm Surge Overview &Hurricane Hazards https://www.weather.gov/phi/stormsurge & https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-hazards National Ocean Service – What is storm surge? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/stormsurge-stormtide.html National Hurricane Center and Central PacificHurricane Center – Storm Surge Overview - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/ How you can help: Learn your evacuation zone – https://www.floridadisaster.org/knowyourzone/ Remember, evacuation zones are based on storm surge risk for low-lying, floodprone areas, mobile homes or unsafe structures. Consider planting more salt-tolerant plants inyour landscape - https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/apps/plant-guide/ Support nature-based solutions such as dunerestoration, mangrove plantings, and living shorelines. Sources for…
People in this episode
Hosts: Shannon Carnevale, Lara Milligan
Topics covered
- storm surge
- hurricanes
- natural systems
- evacuation zones
- climate impact
- coastal resilience
Keywords
- storm surge
- hurricane
- evacuation
- coastal mapping
- natural disasters
- flooding
- salt-tolerant plants
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Weather Service, National Ocean Service, National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Florida Disaster, University of Florida, USGS
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